“[Mulligan's] words are honest like Glück and beautiful like Keats and entirely unique at the same time. Will understands things about our world that I didn’t know had to be understood — then he teaches us about them with his words.”

—Sadie Wuertz

“Instances of & looks down at Earth in mix of wonder and terror. It is not a universal experience to see an entire coast turn to ash, or to see the green born from it. Pine and fir climb upward; storms rage; someone, somewhere, is strumming a banjo. This collection is both a love letter and apology to the planet we call home. Like a shooting star, it is a marvel. Blink and you’ll miss it.”

—Cora Hyatt